Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-12
WwkIBgmsa Costume 70 Csuuibuls
for Ihs PsmIIies sf the
Dad kingA
No Falling Oh IN the Amount
Of Subscriptions Received.
Generous Aeftsn On The Part Of tks
Employees Of the Columbia 4
Puges s0aAd RAIlroaa-Mr.
watsoa Speaks Of
the sltaatioa.

tauetGy Wiz Wnlo3 tuey are gwen Nc9
. day passes bus that some eody Of en-
ployes or workingmen. without any
solicitation, combine and subscribe o
handsoDe sam towards ths COED cause.
The action Of the miners 81 Newcastle
and Black Diamond in this Fsspeet ID
especially noteworthy. Thoy did not
{ op TO think whether the men Who Lost
ssiF lives we're Of the same country or
nationality e. themselves. Phsy sins
pig remembered that they bsloneed to
the same brotherhood of man, and that
they lost their lives while engaged in
their labOriOus and psrilous trial. This
was enough 10 cause them to open their
hearts and give most literally n aid Of
the wives and children Of their stricken
fellov-~orkeEs. Thar generosity will
not coon be forgotten BY those who will
be benefited ~ il.
shorty" the pEoprietoF Of thu Queen
City Boot Black stand, turned over the
entire proceeds of bis days work to the
fund. This contribution amounted to
the handsome sum Of ten dollars.
'Shorty's" massle mast be a. large as
his heart to have enabled him TO black
enouQh shoes in enc day to clear ten
dollars. Il 10 to be hoped that his gen.
eFous act will not be unappreciatsa, and
that his patrsns Of yesterday will con-
tinue 10 utilize his services when be
works for himself. On Monday he
gxvA the proceeds Of ais work 70 the
Orphans's Home.
Sad stories OF the disaster continue 10
be received. The VictoFia ColoAist tells
Of one young fellow. Q general favoeite
absus the mine, who had written the
following 10 white chalk on hia shovel:
Thirteen houga after explosion In
deepest misery. JOHN STKyKxs-
On one Of the tirbers was written.
"Willism Bone, i've o'clock" The
Chinese had also inscribed their hero
eiyphIcs on the timbers, bat no China
men we're found who woua 90 down
into the mine to deoipher them.
Mr.. James II. Watson, Inspector Of
Mines for Washington Territory, re-
turned fFo8 the scene Of she disaster
yesterday. He has beea at Nanaino
siace Sunday. and has rendered sficisnt
service in helping TO rescue the bodies
from the mine. He has no theory 20
oaer with references TO the cause OF the
disaster, bat says that il is ore Of those
things that 10 will be difficult to de-
termine. Mr.. Watson gave a very 10
teFestinR account Of the manner In
which the bodies we're found, the de
tails Of which have already been given
"All OF the bodies, he said, shave been
taken from the No. level. IL this
level twenty. five white men and ten
Cinnamon were found behind q bsrri-
cade which they had erected. The
white men bad evidently seated them
selves In a row when II eS saw that death
was inevitable, and bad waited, no one
knew how long, for their last moment
to come. Behind them q shsEt distance
of the Chinauen were seated in a
circle. "When We reached them" said
Mr.. Watson, "they looked like men
who had simply fallen asleep. One
Door fellow, whose eyes were open,
looked as IL he were alive 30 natural
did be appear. All Of these men had
evidently expired from the effects of
the choke damp" TIE bodies that
have net yet been taken from the mine
are at the end Of the diagonal or nev
slope, which, Mr.. Watson thinks, was
the scene Of the explosion. The res
cuiuR party penetrated some distance
into this slope and found every indiea-
ton Of q severe explosion. There we're
distractions Cling up the entire passage
and In one place rock weighing Eve
tons at least had been hurled distance
Of fifteen feet. The men in this part Of
the mine were probably killed in
stantly.
In reply TO q question as to what vas
being doDe for the families Of she de-
ceased mixers, Mr.. Watson said:
Everything is being done that can be
done. No relief committee has yet been
appointed bot the Mayor has beea do
Jog sll in his power TO aid the suffering
families. Active steps are being taken
30 organize committees and It is p1Ob-
Ole that this will shortly be accom-
plished. Il is impossible TO conceive
continued Mr.. Webster. "Of the air Of
gloom and despair that hangs over Ma
nAiGno. There ara forty eight widows
bereayed Of their husbands and enc
hundred and twentY-six children be
Feaved OF their fathers. These people
must, of course, be cared for,
and althoueh many OF the miners
belonged 20 different organizations that
will. OF course. do all in their power for
tl6lf families, sui toeFe arc many WHO
are left entirely destitute bY this sud
den aud terrible calamity. In England
where such accidents have been more
common than On this coast, il has been
the custom in sueh cases 10 raise fapd
large enough to allow the widows and
each child q certain stated income per
wesk. In view Of the large number
that must be cared for, 70 Is evident
thai q very large amount OF money gill
be rsquired; and although much has
been done, q great deal more remains.
It is impossible TO give too much"
These statements Of Mr.. Watson
make il clear that IL is the duty as IL
should be the pleasure of every person
In Seattle and in Oor vicinity ts do ell
IN their power 10 assist cor unfortunate
noiQhbors. We have, 60 be sure, con-
trikuted literally, hat We have not done
nearly 50 much as we are capable OF
doine. Before tonight the Posi- lSrKI.-
LIaESCgk hopes 20 see the fund that
will go 60 the giduvs and orphans ef
Nansiuao increased 10 $500 and over.
We give q list Of subscriptions re-
ceived today;
Contributions 20 the relief fund for
the Nanaimo sufferers by the employees
Of the Columbia 4 FACET SQUAD RAil